University Ready

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Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity features comprehensive and reliable data on future size and composition of high school graduating classes across the country. Released March 2008 from the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education.
Knocking at the College Door

Important Dates

SAT Test Dates
Online Registration
1/26/08 Testing
(Postmark registration by 12/26/07)
3/1/08 Testing
(Postmark registration by 1/29/08)
5/3/08 Testing
(Postmark registration by 4/1/08)
6/7/08 Testing
(Postmark registration by 5/06/08)

ACT Test Dates
Online Registration
2/9/08 Testing
(Postmark registration by 1/4/08)
4/12/08 Testing
(Postmark registration by 3/7/08)
6/14/08 Testing
(Postmark registration by 5/9/08)

Featured Alumni

Read interviews about these successful Plano ISD graduates. Watch this space as we feature additional alumni in the coming weeks.

Featured Articles

Advice from college freshmen to high schoolers preparing for college

College Board's 2007 addition of Education Pays: The Benefits of Higher Education for the Individual and Society is now available online.

From the author of College Knowledge, a newly commissioned comprehensive report on college readiness.

"What makes a college admissions officer say yes to one applicant and no to the next?"
Please, Let Me In!

Saving for college can be a family affair.
Grandparents Help Save for College

University Ready is designed to aid Plano students and parents as they prepare for all aspects of post-secondary experience.

Plano ISD is committed to college readiness for all students. 

College readiness is a result of thoughtful and conscious preparations, not chance or privilege.

It’s never too soon and never too late to start down the University Ready path. Here are resources to help you begin what may be the most exciting and important journey of your life!